Remote control weapon lock

摘要

A battery-powered trigger-locking device, which is configured to be disposed on a gun with a trigger for firing, includes a data receiver, a data memory and a logic device for determining whether data received by the receiver is the same, or substantially the same, as data stored in the memory. If a data match is indicated, the logic device causes an electromagnetic device to move a trigger-locking member to an unlocked position, permitting the gun to be fired. A separate electronic gun key is provided to transmit gun unlock data to the data receiver of the trigger-locking device. This gun unlock data may be a password, a long pseudo-random number or biologic data identifying the gun owner or some other person who is licensed or otherwise authorized to fire the gun.

主权项

1. Locking apparatus for preventing use of a gun or other weapon by any unauthorized person, said apparatus comprising:
(1) a gun lock configured to be installed on a gun, said gun lock including: (a) an electric gun lock device configured to be disposed on a gun and responsive to at least one electronic lock command signal to select among at least two operative states, including a locked state which prevents firing the gun and an unlocked state which enables firing; (b) a data receiver for receiving a gun control signal containing first gun security data; (c) a data memory for storing second gun security data representing biologic personal information of at least one authorized person, permitted to select said operative state; (d) a first logic device, coupled to the data receiver and to the data memory, for
(i) generating said first gun security data from said received gun control signal;(ii)comparing said first gun security data with said second gun security data stored in said memory, and(iii) producing said at least one electronic lock command signal to select one of said operative states of said gun lock device, provided that said first gun security data and said second gun security data are substantially the same, in response to receipt of said gun control signal; and (e) at least one tamper detecting device, situated in proximity to said gun lock device, for detecting external manipulation of at least one of (1) said first logic device, and (2) said gun lock device;
wherein said tamper detecting device generates a tamper signal upon the detection of said external manipulation and wherein said tamper signal causes said gun lock device to remain in said locked state for a duration of time; and (2) a gun key device for controlling the gun lock device, said gun key device comprising: (a) a data transmitter for transmitting said gun control signal to said data receiver; (b) an input device for inputting personal information from a putative authorized person who wishes to control the gun; and (c) a second logic device, coupled to each of said data transmitter and said input device, for generating said gun control signal representing said first gun security data from said personal information for transmission to said data receiver;
whereby said first logic device is operative to cause said gun lock device to select one of said operative states when the first gun security data inputted by said input device are substantially the same as the second gun security data stored in said data memory; andwhereby said putative authorized person is recognized as an authorized person only in the event that said first gun security data transmitted by said gun key device substantially matches said second gun security data stored in said data memory;thereby to prevent unauthorized control of the gun.